Review: Pearce Macca
Stephen Pennell watches The Clause frontman Pearce Macca on a solo outing.
Countdown to Bedlam Arts and Mental Health Festival
Less than two weeks until celebration of how arts aid wellbeing.
Less than two weeks to Bridge in Coventry
City centre to host imaginative performance festival.
Leaving Mississippi, Birmingham bound
Series of events set to mark Birmingham’s place in the blues.
The home of metal gets academic attention
Birmingham’s contribution to global metal music to be explored at major public symposium.
Counting Chickens
Local dates for Irish power trio.
Not just a slice of American Pie
Andy Munro enjoys day three of the Moseley Folk & Arts Festival.
Countdown on to Kenilworth Arts Festival
Ten day festival set to attract international and UK artists to historic Midlands town.
Guitar signed by Noel Gallagher up for grabs
Chance to win iconic souvenir at Birmingham shop.
Biffy Clyro to play exclusive Birmingham gig
Chance to see chart-toppers as never before.
Hippodrome celebrates anniversary with new programme launch
Roll-up, roll-up for an all-singing, all-dancing new season at Birmingham Hippodrome.
Blues at the Robin
The Bilston delta turns it up a notch next week.
Sonic boom in B-town
Stephen Pennell watches another two nights of Birmingham’s finest.
Birmingham Weekender in Digbeth – first programme highlights announcement
First participants confirmed through the Birmingham Weekender in Digbeth Open Call.
Hippodrome celebrations continue with youth production
First look: In rehearsals for Birmingham Hippodrome’s West Side Story.
Madness tickets up for grabs
Fun, ska and horse racing can be yours.
Music legend speaks at Birmingham City University-backed event
Nile Rodgers delivers surprise keynote speech to University songwriting network.
Peter Andre prepares for his Hippodrome debut
Grease is still the word for Aussie star.
Greatest talent wanted
Search on for the star of The Greatest Show.
The Sound of the Crowd
Rain, grey skies and good music? It must be time for Solihull Summer Fest again.
Theatre star in canine adventure
Jodie Prenger visits Birmingham Dog’s Home.
Caravan blues
Annual show rolls into town once more.
The West Midlands is the Only way to go!
Enjoy exclusive events, festivals and destinations ‘Only Here’ during summer and autumn.
Fresh hope for Acorns
Celebrities get behind urgent Black Country children’s hospice appeal.
A State of the Brummie Nation Address
Stephen Pennell looks at the Brummie music scene past, present and future.
Go back in time at Artrix
There’s a celebration of nostalgia taking place in Bromsgrove.
Midlands musical hot spot adds Birmingham date
New promotion for city venue.
Jazz city launch key to City of Culture
Long-established festival gets underway.
Laura Mvula to receive honorary doctorate
Acclaimed singer honoured by Birmingham City University.
Birmingham, Sandwell & Westside Jazz Festival ready to roll
Long-established festival ready to take over the region once more.